向师生员工进行四项基本原则教育,特别是进行坚持共产党的领导、坚持社会主义道路的教育,是高校思想政治工作的根本任务。首先,从高校的领导功能来看,其功能归纳起来主要有三个方面。一是政治领导;二是行政领导;三是学术领导。这三方面的功能的有机结合,构成整个大学领导的统率作用。但三大功能不可“平分秋色”。政治领导是第一位的,它是行政领导与学术领导的统帅和方向。行政领导与学术领导则要服从和服务于政治领导。政治领导的主要目的是坚持社会主义的教育方向。大学是建设社会主义物质文明和精神文明的重要基地。在文化建设上,它担负着发展我国教育事业,培养人才、繁荣科学的历史任务。在思想建设上,它担负着用马克思主义、毛泽东思想教育青年,造就社会主 It is the fundamental task of ideological and political work in higher education institutions to educate staff and students on the four basic principles, in particular, to uphold the leadership of the Communist Party and to adhere to the socialist road. First of all, from the perspective of the leadership functions of colleges and universities, its functions are summed up mainly in three aspects. First, political leadership; second, executive leadership; third, academic leadership. The organic combination of these three aspects constitutes the dominant role of the entire university leadership. But the three functions can not be “equal shares.” Political leadership is the first one. It is the commander and direction of the executive and academic leaders. The executive and academic leaders must obey and serve the political leadership. The main purpose of political leadership is to uphold the socialist direction of education. University is an important base for building socialist material civilization and spiritual civilization. In cultural construction, it shoulders the historical mission of developing China’s education, training its personnel and making science prosperous. In ideological building, it shoulders the task of educating young people with Marxism and Mao Zedong Thought and building socialists